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Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Forecast
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Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 10 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
14.8° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 5PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 10). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 307 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 177 | 354 | 528 | 310 | 356 | 379 | 447 | 782 | 1367 | 1759 | 1343 | 1145 | 1151 | 1399 | 1420 | 1076 | 1137 | 1042 | 3124 | 5655 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glass | on | cross- on | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:17AM 1.50 | 10:44PM 1.62 | 11:06AM 1.51 | 11:31PM 1.65 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:19PM 0.49 | 4:55AM 0.50 | 5:05PM 0.46 | 5:40AM 0.46 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 |
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